The Royal Proclamation Of 1763 - 1336 Words

Introduction Following the end of the Seven Year War, the Royal Proclamation of 1763 was released (Schouls, 2011). This was document that was given by King George II to give details of how the French territories in North Americas would be divided. The royal proclamation was a follow up document of the treaty of Paris, which is what brought the seven year war to an end. The war ended with the cessation of France of its territories in North America which were to be taken over by the British government. This paper looks at the various boundaries that took effect with the implementation of the royal proclamation, along with the rules that were accompanied. Background The seven year took place from the year 1756 to 1763. The participants were†¦show more content†¦These were general Montcalm who led the French and General Wolfe who led the British. The treaty of Paris, signed in 1763 would see the end of the war. The treaty settled many of the issues that had been pending about the division of the colonial lands that were found in most parts of the world. The treaty was signed in various places including France, Spain, Great Britain and Portugal. The main area of concentration, North America, was handed over to the British, after it had defeated France, the previous controllers of the land. Native Americans Native Americans refer to the group of people who are considered to have been the first dwellers of the present day United States (Beaulieu, 2013). When the European settlers first came to the United States, there were several varied groups of indigenous people. However, their number began to dwindle due to things such as wars and foreign diseases. The United States also came up with certain policies that were not very friendly to them, which led them to migrating to other areas. Those who stayed behind found that they had to sign treaties and use other compliance mechanisms in order to survive in the United States government. There was yet another group that remained behind but did not receive recognition from the United States. Currently, there are around 500 tribes of Native Americans in the country (Bird, 1999). This paper discusses the ways and reasons through which the Native Americans have